Thinking about selling...

RagenR&B · 03-16-2015, 03:53 PM

Barbara and I are thinking about divesting ourselves from our dirt bikes. While at Rasor I realized I was having just as much fun on the ATV as the dirt bike and you don't have that whole tipping over thing. Anyway, I'm kinda struggling with it because I'm pretty sure that dirt biking will be behind us, forever, but I like the idea of not bouncing off of the desert terrain with my body as much.

When did you guys decide to let go of the dirt bikes (if you did) and did you regret it?? Mid 50s are approaching and I feel like we may be flirtin' with disaster.

toolio · 03-16-2015, 04:03 PM

Got rid of mine about then also, for the same reasons. BUT every time I see the bikes flying past the quads, Rhino's and buggies, I can't say that I wished I still had one. I always enjoyed the perspective from standing up, on the pegs, and being able to see so much farther ahead, and absorbing the nasty terrain through my legs, instead of my ass!

campermama · 03-16-2015, 04:23 PM

Sold bike and quad a year ago after an accident in a car that almost killed me, then a few close calls on bike and quad....took the accident as a sign, I have been flirting with disaster a very long time. I do miss the quad and the bike but I love my jeep!

thmTerry · 03-16-2015, 04:24 PM

I have more fun on my dirt bike then any of my other toys.

RagenR&B · 03-16-2015, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thmTerry

I have more fun on my dirt bike then any of my other toys.

Thanks for the feedback folks.... I'm going to have to do some real thinking and soul searching before pulling the trigger on selling. I just don't want to wait too long and have value drop. They also take up valuable space in our small(ish) garage.

56Nomad · 03-16-2015, 04:56 PM

You'll miss riding in the National Parks, Preserves and Monuments... you gotta be street legal. We still have to explore the east side of the Mojave National Preserve with you guys.

RagenR&B · 03-16-2015, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by 56Nomad

You'll miss riding in the National Parks, Preserves and Monuments... you gotta be street legal. We still have to explore the east side of the Mojave National Preserve with you guys.

Good point Howie... Barbara and I have had the pleasure of riding most ride-able points west of the Mississippi (exaggerating). We've ridden Glacier National Park, Washington, Idaho, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and, our favorite, Utah (not to mention all corners of California). We feel super lucky. I'm getting to a similar point that I got with street bikes where I'm analyzing whether the risk is worth the reward. Fact is, it just doesn't blow my skirt up like it used to. Barbara is willing to go with whatever I decide. She would be fine without her dirt bike.

3 to 5 year plan is a RZR.

QH · 03-16-2015, 05:44 PM

I quit dirt bikes and quads a few years ago, I think I was 52ish so I rode them for 40+ years. Nothing as fun as a 2 wheeler off road for my money. My problem is my body feels 65 (in large part because of those dirt bike years) but my mind still feels 23. Seems about every 3 years I'd have a serious get off resulting in broken body parts and recovery just gets worse and takes longer the older I get. The amount of fun I have in a UTV makes it pretty easy to get over losing one of the greatest passions of my life. It also made the transition very easy to accept and I couldn't be happier with my decision... unless someone can get me my 23 year old bones back. Still ride on the street and that quenches my 2 wheel thirst plenty. Hope that helps...

Big Buford · 03-16-2015, 06:32 PM

Never felt "cat" like on a bike so the change was easy for me. Few back issues every now and then took out the quad. I'm in a cage where I belong

2BH · 03-16-2015, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Buford

I'm in a cage where I belong

That belongs at the top of the shout box!

03-16-2015, 03:53 PM	#1
RagenR&B Yabba Dabba Do Hooligan Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 594 Rep Power: 0	Thinking about selling... Barbara and I are thinking about divesting ourselves from our dirt bikes. While at Rasor I realized I was having just as much fun on the ATV as the dirt bike and you don't have that whole tipping over thing. Anyway, I'm kinda struggling with it because I'm pretty sure that dirt biking will be behind us, forever, but I like the idea of not bouncing off of the desert terrain with my body as much. When did you guys decide to let go of the dirt bikes (if you did) and did you regret it?? Mid 50s are approaching and I feel like we may be flirtin' with disaster.

03-16-2015, 04:03 PM	#2
toolio Let'z Ride Boyz!! Hooligan Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cerritos Posts: 3,407 Rep Power: 37	Got rid of mine about then also, for the same reasons. BUT every time I see the bikes flying past the quads, Rhino's and buggies, I can't say that I wished I still had one. I always enjoyed the perspective from standing up, on the pegs, and being able to see so much farther ahead, and absorbing the nasty terrain through my legs, instead of my ass! __________________ Toolio's Toy'z '04 Dolphin Class A/WH-22/370W Solar '97 20' Mighty Mover Trailer/60W Solar '53 Wife (Lynne) Sand Sprite 4, 2.3L Fuel Injected Sand Rail '91 Toyota 4X4 PU. '11 Black Lab "Lucy"

03-16-2015, 04:23 PM	#3
campermama I am the Charter Member 4AMGURL! HooliGIRL+Hooligan Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Salton City, Ca Posts: 3,700 Rep Power: 39	Sold bike and quad a year ago after an accident in a car that almost killed me, then a few close calls on bike and quad....took the accident as a sign, I have been flirting with disaster a very long time. I do miss the quad and the bike but I love my jeep! __________________ 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 Laramie package,CTD,4x4,5speed,long bed 2016 Rockwood 2604ws 1993 Jeep Wrangler YJ, 4.0L, I6, 5 speed, lifted, 33's 2005 Mustang Convertible, 5 speed, 4.0 (Sally)

03-16-2015, 04:24 PM	#4
thmTerry Hooligan King Hooligan's Partner Hooligan Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ridgecrest, Ca. Posts: 4,572 Rep Power: 43	I have more fun on my dirt bike then any of my other toys. __________________ "I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend." Thomas Jefferson "History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people." MLK

03-16-2015, 04:56 PM	#6
56Nomad Hooligeezer King Hooligan Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: La Selva Beach Posts: 4,310 Rep Power: 0	You'll miss riding in the National Parks, Preserves and Monuments... you gotta be street legal. We still have to explore the east side of the Mojave National Preserve with you guys. __________________ 2013 Jeep Wangler Sport 2012 Itasca Motorhome (powered by 900 Watts of solar panels)

03-16-2015, 05:44 PM	#8
QH Hooligan King Hooligan's Partner Hooligan Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 12,751 Rep Power: 100	I quit dirt bikes and quads a few years ago, I think I was 52ish so I rode them for 40+ years. Nothing as fun as a 2 wheeler off road for my money. My problem is my body feels 65 (in large part because of those dirt bike years) but my mind still feels 23. Seems about every 3 years I'd have a serious get off resulting in broken body parts and recovery just gets worse and takes longer the older I get. The amount of fun I have in a UTV makes it pretty easy to get over losing one of the greatest passions of my life. It also made the transition very easy to accept and I couldn't be happier with my decision... unless someone can get me my 23 year old bones back. Still ride on the street and that quenches my 2 wheel thirst plenty. Hope that helps...

03-16-2015, 06:32 PM	#9
Big Buford Hooligan King Hooligan Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 56 Posts: 4,429 Rep Power: 42	Never felt "cat" like on a bike so the change was easy for me. Few back issues every now and then took out the quad. I'm in a cage where I belong __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Any incorrect spelling is intentional to prevent those annoying popups. Big minds talk about ideas..small minds talk about people.

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